Mr. Mark Daniel Gateley 55, of Clinton, Tennessee passed away June 8, 2014 at his home.

Graveside services will be conducted on Monday at 1:00 PM at the Twin Oaks Cemetery.

Mr. Gateley was born March 12, 1959 in Kentucky to the late Huston Gateley and Vivian Gateley. He began his career teaching vocational agriculture in Kenton, TN, where he received the Honorary Chapter Farmer award from the Kenton FFA. He later taught vocational agriculture at Martin Westview High School in Martin, TN, where he helped charter a local chapter of the FFA Alumni and received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Tennessee Agriculture Teachers Association. In 1992 he relocated to Anderson County to begin work as a 4-H agent for the University of Tennessee. Mr. Gateley went on to work in the state 4-H office where he led a successful fundraising campaign for the Tennessee 4-H Foundation, serving as Executive Director until his retirement. He served on the National Board of Directors of Epsilon Sigma Phi and was a member of the Tennessee 4-H Alumni. He was a member of the Oak Ridge church of Christ. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Miriam Gateley.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Julie Gateley; one son, Jesse, one daughter, Hannah; his mother, Vivian Gateley; of Huntingdon, two brothers, Tim Gateley, also of Huntingdon and Jonathan Gateley of Humboldt, TN. He also leaves several nieces, nephews, and great- nieces.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be given to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation, 205 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996-4510; or to the Tennessee FFA, Box 5034, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001.